Senator Jim McCune

McCune tells insurance commissioner, apologize or resign To see letter, click here. OLYMPIA – State Sen. Jim McCune says Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler should apologize or resign after issuing a statement likening Texas Republicans to the murderous Taliban thugs overrunning the nation of Afghanistan. Kreidler’s statement, issued at taxpayer expense last week, referred to Texas Republicans... Read More...

Governor doubles down on government coercion with expansion of vaccine mandate, McCune says School, college employees join state workers, health care workers under governor’s new “get vaccinated or get fired” rule OLYMPIA – Sen. Jim McCune. R-Graham, released the following statement Wednesday after Gov. Jay Inslee extended his “get vaccinated or get fired” mandate to teachers, school staff and higher education employees. The... Read More...

Lawmakers need to fix police bills pronto, says Sen. Jim McCune Delayed capture of Pierce County murder suspect calls attention to new restrictions on police statewide OLYMPIA – The capture and arrest of a Pierce County murder suspect last week calls attention to the urgent need for a special session to fix new laws restricting police and sheriff’s departments statewide, says... Read More...

How parents can fight critical race theory in our public schools Note: The following op-ed from Sen. Jim McCune was distributed to newspapers statewide on July 12, 2021. by Sen. Jim McCune Last month, South Kitsap School Board member John Berg introduced a resolution to prohibit classroom teaching of theories that promote racial hatred. For that he was called a nut.... Read More...

State’s ag fairs get big funding boost as McCune bill is signed into law OLYMPIA – Funding for the state’s county, local and regional fairs will double as a result of a bill sponsored by Sen. McCune, R-Graham, signed into law Monday. Senate Bill 5362 will increase the state’s annual allocation for agricultural fairs to $4 million a year by 2026. State funding for... Read More...

Income tax sweeps Senate Freedom Caucus ‘Galloping Gertie’ Awards Awards ceremony honors ‘epic fails’ of 2021 legislative session OLYMPIA – The new income tax passed by majority Democrats in the Washington Legislature earned top honors in the first annual Galloping Gertie Awards, presented by the Senate Freedom Caucus to honor the biggest fails of the 2021 legislative session. The... Read More...

Big new taxes, public safety risks provide disappointing finish to 2021 session, McCune says Bright spots include funding for Frontier Park in Graham, Yelm senior center repairs and Prairie Line Trail To see Sen. McCune’s floor speech on the Blake bill, click here. OLYMPIA – A new state income tax, an urban agenda that weakens law enforcement and puts public safety at risk, and... Read More...

Democrats’ agenda tough on cops, soft on crime, McCune says Public safety put at risk OLYMPIA – Sweeping law enforcement legislation pushed by majority Democrats in the Washington Legislature this year gets tough on police, but not on crime, says Sen. Jim McCune, R-Graham. “The political agenda being pursued this year by legislative Democrats puts the people of Washington at... Read More...

Governor’s decision to reimpose COVID restrictions in Pierce County is arbitrary, baffling, McCune says OLYMPIA – Gov. Inslee’s decision to reimpose COVID restrictions in Pierce County and two other Washington counties is a backward move that will have a devastating effect on businesses and working families, says Sen. Jim McCune, R-Graham. “Gov. Inslee keeps changing the rules and calls it science,” McCune said. “The... Read More...